Specimen Information

Channa argus
Channa argus
(Northern Snakehead)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID1736707
GroupFishes
GenusChanna
Speciesargus
Common NameNorthern Snakehead
StateMO
CountyWayne
LocalitySt. Francis River, Wappapello Lake Spillway
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower St. Francis
HUC8 Number08020203
HUC10 NameMingo Ditch-Saint Francis River
HUC10 Number0802020304
HUC12 NameMud Creek-Saint Francis River
HUC12 Number080202030402
Map
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Collection Day6
Collection Month6
Collection Year2024
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed | escaped captivity aquaculture
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:43282
Author:Heller, M. and M. Steward
Date:2024
Title:Fisherman catches possible 5th invasive ‘air-breathing’ fish in Missouri
Publisher:KFVS
CommentsCaught by angler below Wappapello Lake spillway, near where another Northern Snakehead was caught a few days earlier.
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierJonathan Freedman, USGS NAS
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [10/17/2024].

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